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The year 1988 was special for Estonia. To everyone's great surprise, the use of the national flag and symbols was permitted; government and Party were given votes of no-confidence; the Popular Front, the Estonian Greens, and the International Movement were founded. The Society for the Protection of Antiquities restored the monuments of the War of Independence. The annihilation of Estonians by Stalin was revealed, and Estonian delegates even showed fight to Moscow. Estonia attracted international attention. Is all this possible in a totalitarian state? Many people asked this question. Draakoni Aasta convincingly tells about the events in Estonia in 1988, about the changes in daily life, about the awakening of the people after 40 years of death-like lethargy. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
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